Rodney A. Mendenhall
Jan 9, 2017
A Mass of Christian burial for Rodney A. Mendenhall, age 87, will be at 11:00am on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at St. Pius X Catholic Church in Rochester. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Oakwood East Cemetery. Rodney Arnold Mendenhall was born on February 14, 1929 in Orangeburg, SC to...
Rodney Beistad
Jan 8, 2017
Rodney Beistad passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at his home. Rodney was born on May 4, 1940 in Sisseton South Dakota to Reuben and Mabel Beistad. He grew up in West Fargo North Dakota, and graduated from North Dakota State University in 1962 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He then accepted a job at Control Data Corporation in...
Brenda Jean Grant
Jan 8, 2017
Brenda J. Grant, 67, of Minneapolis passed away peacefully on January 8, 2017 at her home. Brenda was born August 24, 1949 in Olmsted County to Donald and Juanita (Bubolz) Schroeder. She was a 1967 graduate of Byron High School. Brenda worked for the U.S. Post office for over 35 years. She loved animals and especially her beloved cats. Brenda...
Phyllis Mckeeman
Jan 7, 2017
Phyllis M. (Bradstreet) McKeeman Phyllis passed away peacefully on January 7, 2017 at the age of 93. She was born on August 7, 1923 in Swampscott, MA. to Charles F. and Edith (Pedrick) Bradstreet. She graduated from Lynn English High School in 1941 and worked as a secretary for two attorneys in Lynn, MA. She met her future husband, Gordon...
Leroy A. Welke
Jan 7, 2017
WELKE LeRoy A. Welke, 89, of Rochester, MN. died Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Golden Living Center West in Rochester. LeRoy Alfred Welke was born on March 5, 1927 in Plainview, MN to Alfred and Lila Welke. He was raised by his Uncle Leonard and Aunt Lenora Welke in Hammond, MN. LeRoy graduated from Hammond/Millville High School and also attended...
Dorothy Vagt
Jan 7, 2017
Dorothy Ann Vagt, 80, of Rochester, was called home on January 7, 2017 at Cottagewood Senior Communities. Dorothy was born December 15, 1936 in Olmsted County to Rudy and Clara (Bakken) Strain. On September 5, 1970 she married Kenneth Vagt. She enjoyed baking, eating, going to casinos, dancing, Nascar, and Dots candy. Dorothy loved the outdoors, animals and country music....
Steven Richardson
Jan 5, 2017
Steven Lee Richardson, of Rochester, MN died on January 5, 2017 after battling pancreatic cancer since August 2015. Since his diagnosis, he and his wife Dar were determined to live life to the fullest. He had been a patient for five days at Rochester Methodist Hospital at the time of his death. Steve was born on February 19, 1950 in...
Cecilia Fritsch
Jan 4, 2017
Cecilia Fritsch, 99 of Rochester, MN passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at her residence. Cecilia Klein was born August 24, 1917 to Michael and Margaret (Jahner) Klein in Mott, North Dakota. She married Don Fritsch at St. Johns Catholic Church in Rochester on July 6, 1937. Don passed away March 29, 2007. Cecilia worked at Saint Marys Hospital for...
Glenn Mitchell
Jan 4, 2017
Glenn E. Mitchell, 87 of Rochester, MN passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at Samaritan Bethany. Glenn Emerson Mitchell was born December 14, 1929 to George and Ella (Goldbeck) Mitchell in rural Olmsted County. He went to school through the 8th grade in rural Olmsted County. Glenn was stationed in Germany while enlisted in the U.S. Army during the...
Elvera Cordes
Jan 3, 2017
Elvera Magdalene Ohlmann Cordes died surrounded by her family on January 3, 2017, on the 26th anniversary of her mothers death. She died from respiratory failure of unknown cause, following a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret and Walter Ohlmann; her sister, Doris Bode; her brother, Willis Ohlmann; and an infant grandson, Matthew Cordes. She...
Randall Miller
Jan 1, 2017
Randall S. Miller, 65, of Rochester, MN, the son of R. Drew Miller and Elizabeth Betts Lancaster Miller, died on January 1, 2017, at his home with his wife, Anne, by his side. Randy fought a brief but very courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was raised in Rochester and attended Mayo High School, graduating in 1969. Randy later attended...
Heather Marie Waychoff
Dec 29, 2016
Heather Marie (Hofbauer) Waychoff, 44, of Rochester, passed away unexpectedly, December 30, 2016 from a severe undiagnosed health issue. Heather was born November 8, 1972 in Rochester to Donald W. Jr. and JoAnn Hofbauer (Helmbrecht) Heather was a graduate of Mayo High School. On February 22, 1992, she married Joseph Butch Waychoff, left everything she knew behind and shortly moved...
Lisa Marie Anttila
Dec 28, 2016
Lisa Marie (Chadwick) Anttila passed away from natural causes in Rochester, MN on Wednesday, December 28th, 2016, at the age of 48. Lisa is survived by her loving husband of 16 years, Jeffery Scott Anttila, and their daughter Marissa Nicole Anttila. Lisa is lovingly remembered by her sister Beth Jackson and nieces Kassie and Kayleigh from Kenyon, MN, her husbands...
Frances Gray
Dec 28, 2016
Frances Gray, 89, of Rochester, MN, passed from this life to Glory on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. She was born July 29, 1927, in Dwight, Illinois, the only child of Elmer and Mary Bunderson. She attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where she met her husband, Walt, and they were married on August 22, 1948 in Dwight. They began their...
Arnold D. Higgins
Dec 27, 2016
Arnold Dean Higgins, 71, died on December 27, 2016 at Mayo Clinic, St. Marys Campus in Rochester surrounded by his family. The funeral service will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 810 3rd Ave, SE, Rochester. The visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 pm on Friday, December 30, 2016, at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral...
Kenneth John Strand, Jr.
Dec 26, 2016
Kenneth John Strand, Junior was born August 12, 1988 in Grand Forks, ND, the son of Kenneth John, Senior (Angie) Strand and Renae Ann (Slininger-Strand) Cooley. Kenneth Jr. lived in Rochester, MN. until December 26, 2016 when he passed away peacefully in his sleep at home. Ken Jr. grew up in the East Grand Forks area until 1990 when he...
Barbara J. Stevens
Dec 25, 2016
Barbara Joanne Stevens was born to Edward and Emma Burdine (Morlan) on April 28, 1939 in Scranton, IA. She was raised in Austin, MN and graduated from high school in Austin in 1957. On March 3, 1962 she was united in marriage to Orville Stevens of Albert Lea. In 1980, she moved to Brownsdale, MN where she raised her sons....
Dana Dale Michel
Dec 23, 2016
Dana Dale Michel, 57, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016 at Fairview Care Center with his family by his side. Dana fought a very courageous battle with his physical disabilities. He was born August 6, 1959 to Dale and Lucille (Atkinson) Michel in Rochester, MN. He graduated from John Marshall High School in 1977. He married Susan Gifford in 1980....
James E. Bungum
Dec 18, 2016
James E. Bungum, 82, who resided in Rochester a majority of his life with the exception of a 20-year period when work took him to Fountain Hills, AZ, died peacefully in his sleep at Samaritan Bethany Nursing Home on Sunday, December 18, 2016 with family by his side. Jim was born July 22, 1934 in rural Hayfield, MN to G....
Gary O Robertson
Dec 15, 2016
ROBERTSON Gary O. Robertson, 60, of Rochester, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 15, 2016 at St. Marys Hospital. Gary was born December 8, 1956 in Owatonna, MN to Oshell and Edna (Wilson) Robertson. He was a graduate of Owatonna High School and went on to work as a carpenter. He was Mr. Fix it. On December 15, 1979, Gary...
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